Scholars Crossing 2008 -- 2009 Liberty University School Newspaper Spring 1-27-2009 01-27-09 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 26, Issue 13) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_08_09 Recommended Citation "01-27-09 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 26, Issue 13)" (2009). 2008 -- 2009. 13. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_08_09/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2008 -- 2009 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Registration for the second scuba class UNDERWATER EDUCATION • A2 has begun as the first class wraps up. pHQRfott bringJ£rgs?y'4 The undergraduate Moot team wins iThoughtfbn^eMPoS^ PREPARING FOR COURT A4 awards in national competition. Obama's policies are already MAMA'S ERA IS BORN • A5 changing corners of the world. 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Tim' Echols' and j "IUJCXM lssoliatc^leapl Chancellor >J^^^^S •".vioi^tarS^JarSSprqlSsga well Jr. Sarah:S^S^^ director for the Liberty ;. ^^^^^B;LaW and"! Policy in Washingtdn,. | ' ndly-had.fe^^alro| will be on start to give | start is no "stranger to. weekly updates; on'•} public P°lici^l|i§lB§l ithe-xapital, accorclirig:'[ ^^^^^^»e Gifpips March^i^^p^ to a Law'School .'press';, • "a.l-jOOOyearlyappear- t^Utltymfonkenship release.; .', '; aneeSj and he origi- CONTRIBUTING REPORTER . nally had the idea to Given the nature of [ A busload of Liberty;stj|||p joined a throng of hundreds.of thou- Abortion is murderand God says "Thou shaltnot kill;'" freshmanjphn . , start Liberty Live. To ~ the program and the i ' sands on. the mall in Washington D.C, last Thursday for the 36th annual Talbert said. "I always wanted to do somethinglike this, but I never really.'- jj -help bring this: dream to life, he invited topics that a covered, there is great [, March for Life. Held each year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the did before. This was the big one, so I was like, Lets do.it.' Sold^^^^g potential for heated debates to start, not | I executives from the American Family As- % J4Kited:StaI^^^^^^^^^Kision legalizing abortion, the March for Excitement was thick as the body of people began to march from the ^^Mn (AFA) to the campus for a tour only from the hosts arid gues|||^^^§ ,;Life attraC^^^^i^W^^K^^^W^^i^W0'^ message to Capitol to the Supreme Court Building;"' andan. overview,of his vision. A. tech­ but from the listeners, as.tyell. In an effort , ^^^^^fflea^^^^ "I chose to come today because I feel like we need-to-make a stand-n *• nological powerhouse for the Christian to get the audience. off|o0ne. sidelines ! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ig to a crowd of believers in not just with our words — but by actively d'oir|g^^™rng, even if it's community, the AFA liked Staver's idea and into the game, listeners can blog on \ ^^^^^^^^^^^^eae^^^^urvoices need to be heard something as small as being a part of a crowd," freshman Amanda Haas said. "It really did give me a sense of patriotism seeing that this is what ; "and was eager to help get Liberty Live on the Liberty Live Web site about their • too,'" freshman Hannah Hunt said. • Oh Pennsylvania Avenue a mother stood with a wide-eyed child on America is about — all .different people living in the country and fighting " the airwaves Sp|fr?V? thoughts on the topic matter. her hip holding a sign.that'read: "We babies love life." •for what's right." j VSSS •••• "IHey have the delivery (capabilities) At the end of the day, our conservative j Decked in coats, hats and gloves, and holding signs and banners, The pro-life marchers knew that they had their work cut out for them, : with new media in various formats, and values will win," Staver said. And we are ' people of all ages gathered in a city that two days before had welcomed as they expected President Barack Obama to push the pro-choice agen­ Libertyhas the content," Staver said. "We not afraid to put them out there and de- -, a multitude celebrating change. This throng, too, wanted change. Yet, it da. The day after the march, Obama reversed a Bush administration ban bate." brought the two together so that Liber­ wanted change that would stop an estimated 3,000 unborn infants from " on providing federal money for international groups that perform or offer ty's content and all the things we do can Liberty Live also offers listeners the ; being killed each day. information about abortions. f vi^fesfcS be distributed through some of the AFAs chance to call in and voice their opinions : "We need change now more than ever," Pastor Luke Robinson of Fred­ Pro-life supporters, however, are not deterred. "There is hope," Haas new media systems." on the subject matter. "Hie host will'allow ; erick, Md. said in an address to the crowd. He quoted Mother Theresa in said. "We have the truth and we have the better argument. We just need to - The hour-long radio program covers anyone to speak and debate a topic, ac- j . an admonition to fight for the life of each unborn infant. "It is poverty to know how to voice it and get our voices heard. This is the crucial time." . ; a broad variety of topics ranging from cording to Staver. decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish," Robinson Contact Aubrey Blankenship [ ethics to politics, and has special speak­ The Liberty students who attended feel strongly that abortion is wrong atanblankenship(S>liberry.edu. ers and experts to give commentary and that they, as Christians, need.to do something about it.